Mark Salling

Mark Wayne Salling was born in Dallas, Texas. He is the younger of two children of Condy Sue (née Wherry), a school secretary, and John Robert Salling, Jr., an accountant. He was home-schooled at an early age. Salling was raised in a "strict Christian home" and attended Providence Christian School and Our Redeemer Lutheran during elementary school. He attended, but did not graduate from Culver Military Academy, and later graduated from Lake Highlands High School in 2001. While he attended high school, he was a member of the school wrestling team. Performing was also an integral part of his teenage years; he often performed in bars despite being underage and participated in school talent shows. After graduating from high school, he attended the Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music in Pasadena, California and began studying guitar, giving guitar lessons to make a living. Mark owns a dog named Noah, which he named after his character on Glee.

Mark Salling hurt himself in a suicide attempt a month and a half before striking a plea deal in his child porn case ... TMZ has learned. We're told the "Glee" star was in the bedroom of his… READ MORE >

Mark Salling had a hankering for Japanese after cutting a deal with prosecutors in his child porn case ... a deal that will land him in prison. Salling got takeout from Sake Sake in L.A., the day… READ MORE >

Mark Salling will not be charged for rape because the woman who made the accusation waited way too long to report the incident. The L.A. County District Attorney just rejected the case, citing… READ MORE >

Mark Salling allegedly raped a 22-year-old woman ... so claims the alleged victim, and now the L.A. County D.A. is deciding whether to file charges against him. A woman claims she and Salling… READ MORE >

Mark Salling arrived in court with his lawyer Friday and surrendered to federal authorities one week after his indictment on child porn charges. The former "Glee" star reported to a downtown L.A.… READ MORE >

Mark Salling got a big fat check from his bank Thursday ... payable to the clerk of the court where he is on trial for possession of child porn. The former "Glee" star clutched a cashier's check… READ MORE >

Mark Salling has been indicted for possessing child pornography. A federal grand jury indicted the "Glee" star on 2 counts of child porn. Salling's laptop was seized last year, and allegedly… READ MORE >